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2008

August

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The official website for Gundam Crisis has opened its story, download, and “Gundam Mania II” shop sections with more details on this amusement park attraction that will feature the first 18-meter (59-feet), life-size Gundam model. The attraction will open at Fuji-Q HighLand, the theme park located at the foot of Japan’s Mt. Fuji. It will include all-new 3D CG mechanical animation and 2D character animation from the same Sunrise staffers that worked on Fuji-Q’s the Ride attraction, the Gundam Evolve DVD videos, and the SD Gundam Force television series.

The story takes place during the first Mobile Suit Gundam series’ One Year War, when the title Mobile Suit robot RX-78-2 Gundam is hangared at the Solomon space fortress for an upgrade. The Earth Federation engineer Dr. Mosk Han is applying magnetic coating to Gundam’s joints to improve its maneuverability. The attraction visitors play Han’s team members as they are given mission objectives on “VQ Divider” handheld digital tablets and ordered to rush the Gundam’s upgrade in time for the battle “outside.” Only the visitors who complete the upgrade mission can enter the Gundam’s cockpit.

2010

February

Bandai begins streaming Gundam shows

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Bandai has begun streaming official videos of several different Gundam series for viewers to watch for free. From now until the third of May, YouTube, Chrunchyroll, and the Anime News Network will be showing these videos given to them directly by Sunrise. Currently Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, and Gundam Seed are being shown. Later on Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed Destiny will also be shown. These streaming videos are for a limited time only, so see them now while you have the chance.

2016

Earlier this month, reports made the rounds on Japanese boards and blogs have it that an early look at a Gundam model catalogue has revealed a TV edit of 2010-2014 OVA adaptation of Harutoshi Fukui's Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn novels is planned for spring. The recut of the seven episode series would feature new animation.
Broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 is now confirmed to run on TV Asahi Sundays at 7:00am starting April 3rd. Kazuhiro Furuhashi helms the recut, which will feature new opening and ending with new songs.

On March 28, 2016, Gundam Global Portal announced that the anime will be streamed with both the dubbed and subtitled version on Gundam info (Asia), Daisuki.net, Crunchyroll, Aniplus (Korea) and My cartoon (Taiwan).

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN III Dawn of Rebellion's European Premiere in London

The third instalment, Dawn of Rebellion will be shown 11am on Saturday 28th May 2016 at the Platinum Theatre which is upstairs at the MCM Venue. The film is free to everyone who a ticket/pass and afterwards a special Gundam themed panel will be taking place. It will be shown in English with Japanese subtitles. Comic Con will also welcome the series’ mecha designer and producer, Mika Akitaka and Osamu Taniguchi – both of whom will be signing autographs for fans and presenting a panel on the Saturday of the Excel London show.